Predicate: take

Roleset id: take.01 , take, acquire, come to have, vncls: 10.5 11.3

Roles:

        Arg0: Taker
        Arg1: thing taken
        Arg2: entity taken from, or prepositional complement of arg1

Example: take office

        President Carlos Menem took office July 8.
       

        Arg0 : President Carlos Menem
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : office
        ArgM-TMP : July 8

Example: extract

        Sony took a lesson from the American management books.
       

        Arg0 : Sony
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : a lesson
        Arg2 : from the American management books

Example: view

        Principals take cheating seriously
       

        Arg0 : Principals
        Rel : take
        Arg1 : cheating
        ArgM-MNR : seriously

Example: take the law

        She took the law into her own hands
       

        Arg0 : She
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : the law
        Arg2 : into her own hands

Example: take measures

        It has taken measures to prevent cheating.
       

        Arg0 : It
        Rel : taken
        Arg1 : measures
        ArgM-PNC : to prevent cheating

Example: take advantage

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive

        According to industry lawyers, the ruling gives [pipeline companies]-1 an important second chance *trace*-1 to resolve remaining disputes and take
        advantage of the cost-sharing mechanism.
       

        Arg0 : *trace*
        Rel : take
        Arg1 : advantage
        Arg2 : of the cost-sharing mechanism

Example: take some comfort

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Investors unsetled by the stock market's recent gyrations can
        take some comfort in the predictable arrival of quarterly
        dividend checks.
       

        Arg0 : Investors unsettled by the stock market's recent gyrations
        Argm-MOD : can
        Rel : take
        Arg1 : some comfort
        Arg2 : in the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks

Example: takin' care of business

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Frank plans the program, takes care of business, and approaches
        the work like any other job.
       

        Arg0 : Frank
        Rel : takes
        Arg1 : care
        Arg2 : of business

Roleset id: take.02 , tolerate, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: tolerator
        Arg1: thing tolerated

Example: put up or shut up

        John couldn't take his medicine like a man.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Argm-MOD : could
        Argm-NEG : n't
        Rel : take
        Arg1 : his medicine
        Argm-MNR : like a man

Example: tough movement

        [That]-1 got hard *trace* to take *trace*-1.
       

        Arg0 : *trace*
        Rel : take
        Arg1 : *trace*

Roleset id: take.03 , cause (to be), vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: impeller to action
        Arg1: impelled agent, topic
        Arg2: impelled action, attribute of arg1

Example: resultative

        John took his company private.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : his company
        Arg2 : private

Roleset id: take.04 , understand to be, vncls: 29.2

Roles:

        Arg0: understander
        Arg1: thing
        Arg2: attribute

Example: bummer

        They took the announcement as bad news.
       

        Arg0 : They
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : the announcement
        Arg2 : as bad news

Example: it support, kinda

        I take it, then, that John is a complete and utter idiot?
       

        Arg0 : I
        Rel : take
        Argm-DIS : then
        Arg1 : John is a complete and utter idiot

Roleset id: take.14 , fixed phrase: take place, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg1: thing occuring
        Arg2: fixed: place

Example: take place

        These events took place 35 years ago.
       

        Arg1 : These events
        Rel : took
        Arg2 : place
        ArgM-TMP : 35 years ago

Roleset id: take.15 , write-off, acknowledge a (financial) loss, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: corporation, etc
        Arg1: loss
        Arg2: current financial holdings?

Example: made up, but based on real

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John's company took a $5 million write-off due to unwise
        investments in jellybeans.
       

        Arg0 : John's company
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : a $5 million write-off
        Argm-CAU : due to unwise investments in jellybeans

Roleset id: take.10 , need, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: requirer
        Arg1: thing required
        Arg2: required-of, required-from ('ablative')

Example: active

        Being so fragile and minute, they will take special special
        robotic handling equipment.
       

        Argm-CAU : Being so fragile and minute
        Arg0 : they
        Argm-MOD : will
        Rel : take
        Arg1 : special special robotic handling equipment.

Example: it-support

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        It [*EXP*-1] took me a half-hour [*] to move 10 feet from my
        parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle, and an additional hour
        to reach an inner roadway a half-block away.
       

        Rel : took
        Arg2 : me
        Arg1 : a half-hour
        Arg0 : [*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle

Example: typical out-of-order

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Graduate students are taking longer than ever [*-1] to get their
        doctor of philosophy degrees, the National Research Council says.
       

        Arg2 : Graduate students
        Rel : taking
        Arg1 : longer than ever
        Arg0 : [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees

Roleset id: take.16 , take by surprise, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of surprise
        Arg1: experiencer of surprise
        Arg2: surprise

Example: surprise!

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Rumors of an impending devaluation have been circulating in Moscow for weeks , but the size of the cut took many Western bankers by surprise .

        Arg0 : the size of the cut
        Rel : took
        Arg1 : many Western bankers
        Arg2 : by surprise

Roleset id: take.17 , become fond of, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity becoming fond of something
        Arg1: thing fond of

Example: ballooning? really?

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Americans it seems [0] [*T*-1] have followed Malcolm Forbes 's hot-air lead and taken to ballooning in a heady way .

        Arg0 : Americans
        ArgM-DIS : it seems [0] [*T*-1]
        Rel : taken
        Arg1 : to ballooning
        ArgM-MNR : in a heady way


Predicate: take_away

Roleset id: take.05 , take away: remove, vncls: 10.5

Roles:

        Arg0: taker
        Arg1: thing removed

Example: Calgon, take me away!

        [Marshall Coleman]-1 wants to *trace*-1 take away your right to choose
       

        Arg0 : *trace*
        Rel : [take] [away]
        Arg1 : your right to choose


Predicate: take_in

might be misparsed

Roleset id: take.06 , take in: give shelter, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity giving shelter
        Arg1: entity taking shelter

Example: Arg0 rel Arg1

        This exclusive club has taken in a host of flashy new members
       

        Arg0 : This exclusive club
        Rel : [taken] [in]
        Arg1 : a host of flashy new members


Predicate: take_off

Roleset id: take.07 , take off: remove, vncls: 10.5

Roles:

        Arg0: entity removing something
        Arg1: thing being removed

Example: take it all off

        John took off all his clothes in public.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : [took] [off]
        Arg1 : all his clothes
        ArgM-LOC : in public

Roleset id: take.08 , take off: increase dramatically, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg1: thing increasing

Example: zoom

        The pace has taken off.
       

        Arg1 : The pace
        Rel : [taken] [off]

Roleset id: take.19 , take off: like a plane, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg1: airplane
        Arg2: airport

Example: leavin' on a jet plane...

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Keep in mind that this is the same movie in which a character is
        flattened by a steamroller only to pop right back up and peer in
        the window of a Boeing 747 -- from the outside -- as it takes
        off.

        Arg1 : it
        Rel : [ takes] [ off]

Roleset id: take.18 , take off: vacation, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity taking a vacation
        Arg1: 'time'
        Arg2: work, job, etc

Example: mental health day

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        And when Mr. Engelken asked him why he took time [*ICH*-1]
        [*ICH*-2] off from work for somebody he didn't even know [*T*-4]
        [*T*-5] [*T*-6]...
       

        Arg0 : he
        Rel : [took][off]
        Arg1 : time [*ICH*-1] [*ICH*-2]
        Arg2 : from work
        Argm-ADV : for someone he didn't even know


Predicate: take_on

Roleset id: take.09 , take on: acquire, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity acquiring something
        Arg1: thing being acquired
        Arg2: seller
        Arg3: price paid
        Arg4: benefactive

Example: simple transitive

        A young, short-term employee can't take on any responsibility
       

        Arg0 : A young, short-term employee
        ArgM-MOD : ca
        ArgM-NEG : n't
        Rel : take on
        Arg1 : any responsiblity

Roleset id: take.21 , take on: (prepare for) battle, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: hero
        Arg1: adversary

Example: David and Goliath

        person: ns,  tense: future,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        ``I will sit down and talk some of the problems out, but take on
        the political system? Uh-uh,'' he says with a shake of the head.

        Arg0 : I
        ArgM-MOD : will
        Rel : [ take] [ on]
        Arg1 : the political system


Predicate: take_out

Roleset id: take.11 , take out: obtain, draw (out), vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity drawing something forth
        Arg1: thing taken out

Example: take out an ad

        A company once took out an ad.
       

        Arg0 : A company
        ArgM-TMP : once
        Rel : [took] [out]
        Arg1 : an ad


Predicate: take_over

Roleset id: take.12 , take over: become dominant, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity becoming dominant
        Arg1: entity being taken over

Example: unstated object

        Mrs. Ward took over in 1986
       

        Arg0 : Mrs. Ward
        Rel : [took] [over]
        ArgM-TMP : in 1986

Example: with object

        John took over the company.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : took over
        Arg1 : the company

Example: with attribute

        John took over as president
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : [took] [over]
        Arg1 : as president


Predicate: take_up

Roleset id: take.13 , take up: occupy, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: entity taking
        Arg1: thing being occupied
        Arg2: collaborator, interlocutor

Example: vaguely passive

        Most of the picture is taken up with endless scenes of talking heads.
       

        Arg1 : Most of the picture
        Rel : [taken] [up]
        Arg0 : with endless scenes of talking heads

Example: active

        The Senate will take up the measure quickly.
       

        Arg0 : The Senate
        Rel : [take] [up]
        Arg1 : the measure
        ArgM-TMP : quickly

Example: with arg2

        They took it up with Warner.
       

        Arg0 : They
        Rel : [took] [up]
        Arg1 : it
        Arg2 : with Warner


Predicate: take_aback

Roleset id: take.20 , take aback: different kind of surprise, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg1: surprised entity

Example: only passive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [He]-4 is taken [*-4] aback in an interview when asked whether, as
        mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that
        perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school
        system.

        Rel : [ taken] [ aback]
        Arg1 : [*-4]
        ArgM-LOC : in an interview
        ArgM-TMP : when asked whether, as mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school system


Predicate: take_down

Roleset id: take.22 , take down: remove, deconstruct, dismantle, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: taker
        Arg1: thing taken down

Example:

        and that is *PRO* to take down their nuclear program dismantle it
        dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable
        way before all those assurances can go into place.
       

        Arg0 : *PRO*
        Rel : [take] [down]
        Arg1 : their nuclear program